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Startups Tales

US-based Amazon and Uber kept a conspicuous silence on Thursday after the poster boys of Indian Internet entrepreneurship — Flipkart Chairman Sachin Bansal and Ola Chief Executive Officer Bhavish Aggarwal — joined forces to make a strong pitch for policies that will favour homegrown companies.

Demonetisation

December 30 — that’s the deadline by which old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes can be deposited at banks. But here’s the question everyone’s asking — will withdrawal limits get lifted after that? Based on conversations that ET had with a wide range of bankers, the short answer is - maybe.

Parliament Logjam

Advani, who had openly vented his anger on Wednesday at the Lok Sabha not running smoothly and no discussions taking place, went to meet Speaker Sumitra Mahajan when the House was adjourned briefly on Thursday. He spent five minutes with her and discussed the frequent adjournments and Opposition’s attitude.

Distress from Demonetisation

Goa, Udaipur and Kerala, usually packed with tourists in the New Year, may wear a deserted look due to the withdrawal of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. Short of cash, people are cancelling their year-end travel plans and leisure destinations are the worst-affected, say tour operators and hoteliers.